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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2022-31813: Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to send the X-Forwarded-* headers to the origin server based on client side Connection header hop-by-hop mechanism

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IBM HTTP Server: CVE-2022-31813: Apache HTTP Server could allow a remote attacker to bypass security restrictions, caused by the failure to send the X-Forwarded-* headers to the origin server based on client side Connection header hop-by-hop mechanism

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
06/09/2022
Created
09/06/2022
Added
08/31/2022
Modified
01/20/2023

Description

Apache HTTP Server 2.4.53 and earlier may not send the X-Forwarded-* headers to the origin server based on client side Connection header hop-by-hop mechanism. This may be used to bypass IP based authentication on the origin server/application.

Solution(s)

  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph46897-for-7_0
  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph46897-for-8_0
  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph46897-for-8_5
  • ibm-http_server-apply-interim-fix-ph46897-for-9_0

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